Any Ratz in the area who could check this out?

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Re: Any Ratz in the area who could check this out?

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:54 pm

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It happened in, IIRC, NYC once. They replaced the underground electrical transmission wires and the problem went away.
How would that affect radio signals? :think:
Electro-magnetic fields were being conducted by buildings with metal embedded in the structures. Some of the buildings could be lit up by holding a light bulbs to the handrails going up the steps.
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Re: Any Ratz in the area who could check this out?

Post by FBM » Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:12 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:Electro-magnetic fields were being conducted by buildings with metal embedded in the structures. Some of the buildings could be lit up by holding a light bulbs to the handrails going up the steps.
Far out! Just imagine the potential for genetic mutations in the local population! :twisted:
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Re: Any Ratz in the area who could check this out?

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:14 pm

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Gawdzilla wrote:Electro-magnetic fields were being conducted by buildings with metal embedded in the structures. Some of the buildings could be lit up by holding a light bulbs to the handrails going up the steps.
Far out! Just imagine the potential for genetic mutations in the local population! :twisted:
How would you tell in NYC?
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Re: Any Ratz in the area who could check this out?

Post by FBM » Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:22 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:How would you tell in NYC?
Got me there. :?
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Re: Any Ratz in the area who could check this out?

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:34 pm

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Gawdzilla wrote:How would you tell in NYC?
Got me there. :?
The funniest part of that incident was that it was worse when heavy vehicles were parked over the wires. Made them make contact with each other. Not obvious at all that this was happening. The electrical engineers were about ready to weep before they teased out the cause of the problem. Real :banghead: going on there.
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Re: Any Ratz in the area who could check this out?

Post by Deep Sea Isopod » Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:46 pm

My money's on Albert.

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